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PUNK’S UFC FUTURE, RAW VS. SMACKDOWN LIVE, LESNAR’S FAILURE AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2016-09-14 10:00:00

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CM Punk lost his UFC debut.  Do you think he should give up fighting?  Do you think he can ever be a force in UFC?

I think what he found out is exactly what Brock Lesnar found out when he tried to play NFL Football, it’s a huge mountain to climb.  At 37 years old, I just don’t see a UFC future for him.  He would need time to learn more disciplines and Father Time is working against him.  If he wants to keep fighting, he should.  But I think he needs to be realistic about where he is and what his future is.  His goal was to fight in the cage and he did that.  There is a lot to be said for that.

Does creative really think that by now we really care about seeing Eva Marie wrestle?

I do.  I have enjoyed the way that they have used her.  It’s interesting. 

And shouldn't Baron Corbin be messing with someone more his own size than little Kalisto?

Yes, he should.  But, as long as he is beating up the little guy, at least we can hope that is where they are heading with his character.

Since the return of the brand extension have you enjoyed RAW or SmackDown Live! Better?

From the character development standpoint, Smackdown Live.  Raw has had some great shows due to filling the Universal Title and the Charlotte-Sasha match, but those are the kinds of things that were more a result of circumstance.  But overall, I think both shows have been better since the split.

Looking at the Lesnar's failed drug test situation with a different prospect, do you think it is actually a blessing in disguise for WWE from a business point of view? I know there has been, very rightfully, plenty of criticism of the way WWE  handled this but it has also made a lot of people actually interested in this match. I was not really looking forward to the match but since the failed drug test, now I am very interested to see how WWE will book the overall match and what will be the outcome. Without this news, general opinion was that Lesnar will destroy Orton in the ring and its gonna be pretty much a one-sided match. Your thoughts on looking at it from a different angle please?

Honestly, I don’t think the failed test added anything new to their match at SummerSlam other than “Would WWE make Brock lose since he embarrassed them”.  But I had wondered how they would book him anyway, so it really didn’t add anything to me.

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